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USMC Combat Helicopter Tiltrotor Association ASSOCIATION PHOTOS VIDEO KOREAN WAR VIETNAM WAR OIF OEF FREEDOM HILL PX RELATED LINKS Online Members No online members at the moment Recent Topics Dick Herberg Old Tiger HMM262 By sparsons 1 month ago Dick Herberg By sparsons 2 months ago Dale Perry HMM163 By skatz 2 months ago Roland Frech HMM163 By skatz 2 months ago Defense POWMIA Accounting Agency By skatz 2 months ago HMM262 Old Tiger LZ By DaleARiley 2 months ago Passing of Jim Shepherd By habu02 3 months ago MAY THESE BROTHERS AND SISTERS NEVER BE FORGOTTEN When a Marine in Vietnam is wounded surrounded hungry low on ammunition or water he looks to the sky. He knows the choppers are coming During the Vietnam War from 1962 to 1975 helicopter crews were able to locate their fellow Marines on the ground by asking them to pop a smoke in the landing zone. The brightly colored smoke grenade identified the ground unit location and provided landing zone wind information to the pilot. The primary Mission of our Association is to maintain the camaraderie of the Marine combat helicopterTiltrotor flight crews and support personnel who served together.